Wall Street Journal – Jan 6 2016 – Later Years Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘Argo’ setting |
IRAN |
| ‘Inception’ director Christopher |
NOLAN |
| ‘Sounds like ___!’ |
APLAN |
| ‘Straight Outta Compton’ co-star ___ Jackson Jr |
OSHEA |
| ‘You Shook Me All Night Long’ group |
ACDC |
| A-number-one |
TOPS |
| Absolutely vital treatment for an aching body? |
CRITICALMASSAGE |
| Approves |
OKAYS |
| Bagel or baked potato, to a dieter |
CARB |
| Barely obtain, with ‘out’ |
EKE |
| Big hit |
HOMER |
| Bugs hunter |
ELMER |
| Claptrap |
TRIPE |
| Co-star of Betty, Rue and Estelle |
BEA |
| Considering that |
WHEN |
| Coronets’ cousins |
TIARAS |
| Deep purplish red |
CLARET |
| Documentarian Burns |
KEN |
| Dressing for a foot soldier’s wound? |
MARCHINGBANDAGE |
| Embarrassing display |
SCENE |
| End of many an old riddle |
WHOAMI |
| Faith Hill’s ‘___ Kiss’ |
THIS |
| Farm fowl |
HEN |
| Filled with romantic imagery |
POETIC |
| Florentine farewell |
CIAO |
| Golden Globe winner for ‘Chicago’ |
GERE |
| He came into the world with his twin holding his heel |
ESAU |
| Heath Ledger’s birthplace |
PERTH |
| Isn’t upright |
LISTS |
| It may be heard on the streets |
HORN |
| It’s brought to order |
MENU |
| Joni Mitchell’s ‘___ of You’ |
ACASE |
| Kin of clamdiggers |
CAPRIS |
| Leave the group, perhaps |
GOSOLO |
| Longest reptile in the world |
PYTHON |
| Looting by somnambulists? |
SLEEPINGPILLAGE |
| Many CEOs have them |
MBAS |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Merger agreement? |
IDO |
| Much-told joke |
CHESTNUT |
| One who puts you in your place? |
USHER |
| Pace for playing |
TEMPO |
| Peanuts piece |
PANEL |
| Plane measure |
AREA |
| Player’s payment |
ANTE |
| Player’s payment |
STAKE |
| Princeton athlete |
TIGER |
| Produce from patches |
MELONS |
| Prune |
CLIP |
| Rounds, e.g |
AMMO |
| Saint-Tropez summers |
ETES |
| Set off |
WENT |
| Site at a store’s Black Friday opening? |
ENTRANCERAMPAGE |
| Springsteen’s ’57 Channels (And ___ On)’ |
NOTHIN |
| Stepped onto the tarmac, say |
ALIT |
| Storied shrine |
PAGODA |
| Stumbles |
ERRS |
| Summoned the butler |
RANG |
| Super Monkey Ball seller |
SEGA |
| T-shirt choice |
SMALL |
| Techie, typically |
GEEK |
| The Carpenters, e.g |
DUO |
| They start in the four corners |
ROOKS |
| Tinseltown terrier |
ASTA |
| Typical Tunisian |
ARAB |
| Union wear |
BLUE |
| Unwritten, in a way |
ORAL |
| Valentine gift |
ROSE |
| Violin quartet |
PEGS |
| Was accommodating |
complied |
| Way to be taken |
ABACK |
| Word before a bio date |
BORN |
| Work a caramel |
CHEW |
| Work with one’s hands |
KNEAD |
| You’ll get a hand with it |
DEAL |